Magnus Carlsen Dreamt Up Another Chess Opening

[@Adam-cw2ew]

He’s absolutely a once in a generation talent.

[@HunterBelkiran]

once in a century

[@SSAMYY-ds4wp]

in history @@HunterBelkiran

[@HunterBelkiran]

in a galaxy far, far away@@SSAMYY-ds4wp

[@stephenasmith273]

@@SSAMYY-ds4wpno there will be someone better eventually, it is always like that

[@Joseph-nh6in]

@stephen He said best in history. He didn't say best in Eternity.

[@trafyknits9222]

You really make chess analysis fun and interesting. Thanks for not doing too much "what if" moves that drag out the video. Your opening names are good too. "The Plow". "Reverse Plow". "Bathtub".

[@trentvlak]

I do like his style better than agad because of the fewer "what if" tangents and the ones he does are nice and quick.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much glad you're enoying!

[@Chr15T]

@@trentvlak Agreed. The only chess channel I watch daily.

[@uubuuh]

and name checked Ali, fitting

[@jameswilko2]

Yes too many “what ifs” can make the video confusing and less engaging

[@Valyxn]

11:40 you cannot allow the knight to give itself up for the pawn, you cannot force a mate with two knights vs a lone king.

[@epicchess2021]

sorry yeah my mistake, I won't make that one again after all the comments again haha. thank you

[@JERRYR708]

I never knew that 2 knights couldn't checkmate a lone king until I studied Jeremy Silman's Endgame Course book last week. Good to know.

[@JS_Precision]

Crazy to see how fast they calculate tactics with seconds on the clock. Magnus set a lot of nasty traps that Alireza avoided skilfully.

[@LukeMakii]

This whole tournament has been awesome. Wesley and Magnus have been playing out of their minds!

[@tttorah]

Big Facts 👍🏾

[@butterw55]

11:40 You can force mate with just 2 knights ??? I didn't think that was possible.

[@epicchess2021]

sorry just me being stupid, no you can't unless opponent does something stupid

[@PatrickMcF]

Thank you for an interesting, passionate and not 'in your face ' commentary. Good analysis without 'melting my head'. ❤

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much!

[@GAmisterfixit]

Definitely the best chess commentary out there!

[@DieFlabbergast]

Annoying juvenile "humour," even more annoying Estuary English pronunciation, and insufficient analysis. Agmadator's videos are FAR superior.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks and glad you're enjoying and DieF yeah fair dos, not for everyone!

[@Nagatomo158]

It looks like a hedgehog setup with every pawn one-step ahead

[@johncollorafi257]

With F3 and G4, he's basically doodling on the chessboard and getting away with it. It's almost a polite way of saying, "I'm Magnus Carlson and you're not."

[@madzilla14]

'Bathtub' ... 'Party Hat' ... 'Bunny Ears' ... 🐇 "Epic !" --- Would love to see MC try Santasiere's Opening 1.Nf3 / 2.b4 ("normal-ish" but untried in modern era...)

[@epicchess2021]

that sounds a lot of fun, delayed polish/orangutan then!

[@chrisy1528]

Love the excitement in your commentary! And yes, I appreciate the limited, fast paced ‘what ifs”!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@j_masters1]

imagine the knight in the tub having a bubble bath. I cannot deal with you today sir 🤣

[@epicchess2021]

Haha glad you enjoyed!

[@RS-np2bk]

Really good analysis and you added on another minute at the end!!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@thecaptain8182]

Your game commentary makes it sound like a prize fight. Great stuff!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot glad you're enjoying!

[@Nobody-df4is]

11:42 Bro, you cannot checkmate with two knights. What? Anyway, this game is insane. Magnus Castleton is insane with his knight and horses chilling in bath tubs. That's not normal. haha

[@epicchess2021]

sorry my bad completely forgot!

[@Nobody-df4is]

@@epicchess2021 No, you didn't forget. Haha. But I'm rated 300 and I'm thinking that black knight, after chilling in bath tubs, can take out the pawn for a draw. And of course. If a white knight manage to trade that last black knight, it is an easy peasy game. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that game is pretty crazy and the minor promotion is insane too. How do these guys find these variations so quickly? And your vids are excellent man! Thanks.

[@weetjijwel050]

Magnus in his element. Messing about, playing with his opponents, awesome!!

[@Chr15T]

For chilling in bath tubs, there should be a chess set where the pony is a duck.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@falls2shine712]

I used to play that opening in primary school haha! But i would hold a sort of fort around the king who would sit on the second rank and push hard for the king side castle with pawns, before they break open the center on my side of the board. 3 pawn moves to create the center fort. One king move to park him, and the rest is simply racing pawns on one or both sides with knights and bishops jumping in to clean up the mess. Whatever side they try to come in, i went the other way with the king, while they had castled in a corner and were forced to defend rather than adapt. It's really cool to see Magnus finally embracing chess and playing like a modern Morphy :) This opening was fun as a child age 11, but at the top level, it's just so refreshing to see.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha nice Magnus has revived it 😄

[@MartyHirsch]

Oops - two knights vs. bare king is a DRAW -

[@thomassandfield835]

The plowtub 😂

[@BigKnecht]

He can't keep getting away with it.

[@banderas2385]

Let him cook!🐐♟️

[@epicchess2021]

Genuine question, when people say 'let him cook', or 'he's cooking now' etc. , what EXACTLY does it mean (appreciate it can be context dependent, but roughly speaking)? Have heard Levy saying it and I'm never fully following, I'm not enough down with the kids I guess haha...thanks

[@Theeunsightly]

@@epicchess2021 In general it's like their onto something, or finding great success/ in the process of doing something successfully. Like the first guy to dip strawberrys in choclate has two freinds, tom says "That wont be good" his other freind says "It actually could be... Let him cook" or when Einstein was developing a theory everyone thought wrong but they knew he was Einstein they might not understand but theyd be like welp, it's Einstein. Let him cook.

[@BigKnecht]

​@@epicchess2021it's just the meme term for "let him do his thing". Search on youtube for the viral audio clip.

[@n1te]

​@@epicchess2021it's like, just like you can't tell whether a meal is good before it's fully cooked, people use that expression when someone is saying something that seems to have flaws but also seems to have something good to it. So it's kinda like giving person time to refine it. Let him cook till it's finished :)

[@dougtsax]

We should call this "The Plough" after the stars in the sky.

[@todesque]

Alireza and Magnus in a bathtub. Not something I had ever considered until today.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@watteau6646]

Hans Kmoch calls such a pawn structure a "quart-grip"

[@epicchess2021]

oh cool!

[@paulfreeman7389]

Extended bathtub should be called "dipper" like the constellation

[@eus9]

I love the levity you add to chess commentary - I hadn't realised the chess world needed to take itself less seriously until I found your videos recently

[@Strangedaysonearth]

There's Eric Rosen and Ben Finegold

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! Haha

[@jaylenlenear3944]

Im going to forever call that pawn formation the bathtub thank you

[@randyzeitman1354]

Instead of a bathtub it’s a boat… The tall ship..

[@exponentmantissa5598]

You mentioned that you can mate with 2 knights - you cannot unless your opponent has a pawn and even then it is not all positions and very very hard.

[@SteveT-v6n]

Meanwhile, me dreaming up a new opening...gets mated in 4

[@BlindHatchet]

Fantastic analysis and commentary!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks as always

[@nazlone]

What a scintillating game. Ali Reza vs Magnus is a treat.

[@davebrown6552]

It is a good idea because other players have never bothered to study how to defend against it.

[@RonD108]

Really excellent, creative commentary.

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much!

[@tonylangelaan3094]

Best chess channel on KZbin, love watching these games. Hoping to learn something

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much !

[@Alexandertygreat]

This opening must be called the little dipper or big dipper.

[@alanklm]

question - why noone has made an armagedon a default format together with classic, rapid and blitz? Sounds like an awesome thing, players just need to play an even amount of games with each other.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah true one for future !

[@TruthSurge]

"deluxe bathtub attack" I like that. OOPS. looks as if Ali just slipped on some soap. Yes, indeed he has! There goes his queen... resignation and Magnus CLEANS UP again! hehehe

[@daviddurbin7682]

Two knights vs king without pawns is a draw

[@epicchess2021]

ah yeah sorry, unless opponent does some stupid stuff!

[@francescoiacoviello2885]

I love your videos, so entertaining and fun. Being a fun of sports commentary, you are adding your idea and create new "moves names", brilliant. Regarding this particular game, what was the accuracy? It seems that Magnus lost a couple of chances here and "risked" a little bit

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! I forget the accuracy sorry but wasn’t overly high or anything, Alireza just didn’t play great

[@sharpiemcsharp]

I'd say that's the big dipper / plough (constellaiton)

[@brianbailey3374]

Magnus crush all comes,brilliancies at will.

[@ferventheat]

Saving Hikaru's arse with an extended bathtub.Pure unmatched imagery 🤣

[@epicchess2021]

Hahaha

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

A really fun analysis of an exciting game. Thanks James.

[@epicchess2021]

thank you!

[@407X]

Really enjoyed your analysis of this game. That was enlightening! Keep up the good work!

[@ComtedeMonteC]

This opening is very similar to a variation in the London System which I have been playing.

[@artistejiro]

You should be a rapper 😂. You got funny lines

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks glad you enjoyed

[@TY1979KA]

6:24 sorry but I disagree this is absolutely a Magnus move. even if the computer says its not beneficial to play Nf4 it makes absolutly sense for Magnus to do so. If black is able to retreat Ng7 and play h5 the attacks over. So Magnus decides to improve his N from e2 which wasn't doing anything so far except guarding g3 and preventig thus stabilization of black. Alireza is 7 min behind at that time keeping the attack going means the opponent has to check for any break through on the kings side every single move instead of only concentrating on defending Pawn e6

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah defo get your point of view thank you , see what you mean

[@gavingoff1446]

Great commentary, but gets confusing when pieces are moved just to explain a better move.

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot and appreciate the feedback! Cheers for watching

[@anthonydearden8333]

Great analysis. But a mistake at the end: you can’t force mate with two knights

[@epicchess2021]

yeah apologies I forgot that one! Thank you

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Suggestion # I know you’re a big fan of Magnus but how about the Game between Magnus and Wesley where Wesley sacrifices the knight great game to cover James

[@epicchess2021]

yeah I did that one the day before yesterday! Maybe you missed it

[@koekskesdoos]

The bathtub versus the party hat 🎉. Love the names

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks glad you enjoyed

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

This is what happens when you stop playing poker and focus on just chess.

[@Mal1234567]

4:35 This position isn't the start of an endgame, if that's what you're saying.

[@MeitraPvP]

Great coverage of the chess championship, all your videos have been extremely entertaining! Keep it up!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@kapamaru3553]

My new fav chess channel. Gj

[@epicchess2021]

Glad you’re enjoying thanks for the support!

[@pr5124]

😂the bath tub..i like this one

[@mark8664]

Love the accent. Perfect tempo.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@shlosmemm]

11:28 Why making a knight instead of hitting the f pawn?

[@epicchess2021]

I didn’t go deep sorry but that was top engine move

[@segercliffhanger]

So slippery, Carlsen's Bathtub. One game he will hardly push a pawn during the opening, the next one they'll be over his opponent like flying saucers out of War of the Worlds. They're not just great openings he's putting to the test, they are also immensely theatrical.

[@Garfunkle2020]

Amazing chess and amazing commentary. Thank you

[@epicchess2021]

Glad you enjoyed thanks a lot

[@RobySorteSmile]

Alireza took 6 minutes to do the first move? what was he doing in those minutes? studying moves, having a chat with Carlus?...

[@treehugger2290]

Why are the clocks so unequal at the start of the game?

[@epicchess2021]

Kramnik late and Carlsen gave time away

[@adamrubinson6875]

I don't think you can force a win with two knights....

[@epicchess2021]

Sorry you're right, it's possible but can't be forced

[@JohnDuthie]

Frying pan 🍳 attack could be a good substitute for the bathtub. Magnus doesn’t gaf.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha very good I like it

[@JohnDuthie]

Bathtub is better because Alireza will need a old shower after this defeat.@@epicchess2021

[@JoseFranciscoAlburqueque]

bathtub was top name of the computer? LOL

[@epicchess2021]

haha i am not sure if the computer would call it that :D

[@Mozescodes]

Chess is like checkers when you compare it to Go. Pity Go isn't as popular in Western world because of it's complexity that chess will never match.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah I know nothing about go but loved the documentary about it google alpha go

[@hermancharlesserrano1489]

Feary seems appropriate when playing Magnus 😉

[@epicchess2021]

haha very true

[@DCdrumz59]

Carlsen's next opening will be, "everything but the kitchen sink."

[@daviddurbin7682]

I play like this long before magnus lol. Of course I always lose lmao

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great game pretty intense Great effort by Alireza unfortunately coming up short Thanks for the Game have a great night

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot, Michael

[@philo5923]

You cannot mate with 2 knights !

[@epicchess2021]

Sorry my mistake haha thank you

[@wurzelausc]

I would go with Wok attack -- haha, it sounds sharp, but bathtub is great, Brit humour -- who is officially naming openings anyway?

[@epicchess2021]

hahaha very good. And I dunno the official process tbf!

[@denisrho1019]

Nice description: "extended" bathtub ! Huuuum. Your imagination (pawn structure) is as good as your description !!

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks a lot

[@PaulFlood-fw8tm]

Question: I've been ploughing my bathtub. Is this risky?

[@epicchess2021]

😂proceed with caution I'd say

[@mauijttewaal]

Subtitles are really funny: porn capture, lol

[@ktuluflux]

Exciting stuff. Cool video

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot

[@trentvlak]

Sweet game.

[@GallaghersGrub]

Great

[@PaulFlood-fw8tm]

Thanks!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much Paul really appreciated!

[@Bob94390]

Art

[@davidamour4501]

I play better chess when I hear your voice commenting on my games in real time - bathtub, sniper, tin opener, gary g pawn etc etc

[@epicchess2021]

oh cool haha glad to hear thanks for letting me know

[@georgie4024]

Omg😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Looks like a Christmassy sleigh to me ;-)

[@epicchess2021]

Haha nice

[@thedmmgurushow]

What a cool video. No bs hype. ❤

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much

[@Observa211]

Too much bla bla. Should use objective metrics. Compone in chess commentaries.

[@ovidiustoica5055]

This is not 'epic chess' but just bad chess, lots of poorly thought (and even unthought) moves. Cheap entertainment, easy comes easy goes. ...I hope we will see here a return to presenting and analyzing great games. Just because it is Carlsen who sneezes it does not mean that a great, deserving attention, thing has happened.

[@epicchess2021]

fair enough yeah Alireza not in great form atm

[@brianbailey3374]

It's entertaining attacking chess,not for players who sit back and lack the ingenuity to create brilliancies themselves, I hate players like that,just waiting for me to blunder.

[@christiaan3315]

Being a fan of Alireza I did not enjoy the video. 😒😒

[@WorldOfDeepThought]

I've seen grandmasters extend bathtubs before but only the goat plows secondary bathtub extentions 🛁🛁🛁

[@epicchess2021]

Haha

[@jeremyphillips8421]

I’m just gonna say this, does he dream them up? Or is he memorizing computer chess games? Think about this, the guy has a photgraphic memory. I have doubts about his magnifcence. I believe he is memorizing computer generated lines. That’s it, that’s all! Let’s have it people! Let’s get the attacks on this idea going! LOL

[@BlueFox-mi9xk]

Another top game analysis, thanks man, replaced Levy as my go-to chess content!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! Glad you’re enjoying

[@gamelovergold]

Magnus is playing with opponents mind.taking them out of theory.huge difference in play when u play on your own and not on theory. Magnus will win sometime lose but his high risk play is noteworthy in this era of computer moves.

[@DJCA_UK]

Final variation: 'and we mate with these two (knights)'... usually can't be forced

[@stan0033x]

Your titles latelty became overly exaggerated to an epic level... thus the pun

[@thisforbirdie]

Looks like more of a cup and handle. Just saying.😂

[@epicchess2021]

haha I like it

[@thedeadbaby]

he and hans will soon take a bath together and discover the butt engine

[@epicchess2021]

😂😂

[@butterw55]

1:41 Never bring a party hat to a bathtub.

[@epicchess2021]

haha true